20430 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 79 / Wednesday, April 25, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 

Appendix A to Part 70—Approval 

Status of State and Local Operating 

Permits Programs 

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Maryland 

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(c) The Maryland Department of the 

Environment submitted an operating permit 

program amendment on February 13, 2007. 

The program amendment contained in the 

February 13, 2007 submittal will update 

Maryland’s existing incorporation by 

reference citations to the Federal Acid Rain 

Program. The state is hereby granted 

approval effective on June 25, 2007. 

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AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 158 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2004–0415; FRL–8113–7] 

RIN 2070-AD51 

Pesticides; Data Requirements for 

Biochemical and Microbial Pesticides; 

Notification to the Secretary of 

Agriculture 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notification to the Secretary of 

Agriculture. 

SUMMARY: This document notifies the 

public that the Administrator of EPA 

has forwarded to the Secretary of 

Agriculture a draft final rule as required 

by section 25(a) of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA). As described in the 

Agency’s semi-annual Regulatory 

Agenda, the draft final rule updates the 

data requirements necessary to register 

a biochemical or microbial pesticide 

product. The revisions will codify data 

requirements to reflect current 

regulatory and scientific standards. The 

data requirements will cover all 

scientific disciplines for biochemical 

and microbial pesticides, including 

product chemistry and residue 

chemistry, toxicology, and 

environmental fate and effects. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–

OPP–2004–0415. To access the 

electronic docket, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Advanced 

Search,’’ then ‘‘Docket Search.’’ Insert 

the docket ID number where indicated 

and select the ‘‘Submit’’ button. Follow 

the instructions on the regulations.gov 

web site to view the docket index or 

access available documents. All 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the docket index available in 

regulations.gov. Although listed in the 

index, some information is not publicly 

available, e.g., Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the Internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available in the electronic docket at 

http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, 

One Potomac Yard (South Building), 

2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. 

The Docket Facility is open from 8:30 

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The Docket 

telephone number is (703) 305-5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nathanael R. Martin, Field and External 

Affairs Division (7506P), Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington DC 20460-0001; 

telephone number: 703-305-6475; e-mail 

address: martin.nathanael@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. It simply announces the 

submission of a draft final rule to the U. 

S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

and does not otherwise affect any 

specific entities. This action may, 

however, be of particular interest to 

producers or registrants of a 

biochemical or microbial pesticide 

product. This action also may affect any 

person or company who might petition 

the Agency for new tolerances for 

biochemical or microbial pesticides, or 

hold a pesticide registration with 

existing tolerances, or any person or 

company who is interested in obtaining 

or retaining a tolerance in the absence 

of a registration, that is, an import 

tolerance for biochemical or microbial 

pesticides. Since other entities may also 

be interested, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be interested in this 

action. If you have any questions 

regarding this action, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How Can I Access Electronic Copies 

of this Document and Other Related 

Information? 

In addition to using regulations.gov, 

you may access this Federal Register 

document electronically through the 

EPA Internet under the ‘‘Federal 

Register’’ listings at http:// 

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. 

II. What Action is EPA Taking? 

Section 25(a)(2) of FIFRA requires the 

Administrator to provide the Secretary 

of Agriculture with a copy of any final 

regulation at least 30 days before signing 

it for publication in the Federal 

Register. The draft final rule is not 

available to the public until after it has 

been signed by EPA. If the Secretary 

comments in writing regarding the draft 

final rule within 15 days after receiving 

it, the Administrator shall include the 

comments of the Secretary, if requested 

by the Secretary, and the 

Administrator’s response to those 

comments in the final rule when 

published in the Federal Register. If the 

Secretary does not comment in writing 

within 15 days after receiving the draft 

final rule, the Administrator may sign 

the final rule for publication in the 

Federal Register anytime after the 15–

day period. 

III. Do Any Statutory and Executive 

Order Reviews Apply to this 

Notification? 

No. This document is not a rule, it is 

merely a notification of submission to 

the Secretary of Agriculture. As such, 

none of the regulatory assessment 

requirements apply to this document. 

IV. Will this Notification be Subject to 

the Congressional Review Act? 

No. This action is not a rule for 

purposes of the Congressional Review 

Act (CRA), 5 U.S.C. 804(3), and will not 

be submitted to Congress and the 

Comptroller General. EPA will submit 

the final rule to Congress and the 

Comptroller General as required by the 

CRA. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 158 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: April 9, 2007. 

Anne E. Lindsay, 

Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

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